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6/14/2016

Indonesia will not allow Singapore to act against its citizens

This is the
latest coming from down under, the big brother of Asean. Singapore thinks that by passing the
Transboundary Haze Pollution Act it can then go around arresting anyone it
likes for violating this law? The Americans can do it, passing all kinds of
silly transboundary laws and go about applying to countries around the world.
That is American Exceptionalism or America is the Empire and can impose any
laws onto anyone. Small little countries must know their places and stop
believing in myth that it can punch above its weight.

The strong
objection and statement are testimony to might is right and when one is small,
it is better not to be too overbearing. You can only punch above your weight if
the bigger party allows you to do so. Indonesia would not allow Singapore to
act against its citizens even if their acts affected and hurt Singapore and
Singaporeans. What can Singapore do about it?On the other hand Indonesia is arresting fishing boats from China,
Malaysia, Vietnam etc and their citizens for violating their territorial
waters. Not sure about the rest, but in China’s case, Indonesia is acting like
it is punching above its weight against China. They believe China could not do
anything against the Indonesian Navy. In reality, it is China that is allowing
the Indonesians to punch above its weight. Anytime China could withdraw this
privilege like Indonesia is doing now to Singapore, and arrest Indonesian naval
ships when it decided enough is enough.

There is one
area that Singapore can punch above its weight. Throw money around. We have a
lot of money to throw and those who needed money would come crawling to plead
with us, to let us feel important, full of dignity, and to throw our weight around
with our money to punch above our weight, …and to look silly after that when
the money is gone.

Now cannot throw money to these countries in the region. They are rich.

The next batch of beggars will be bankers from Europe after the Brexit crisis. Let's see how much we are going to throw to them to prove we can punch above our weight. They will come praying to us like Gods, oops like Santa Claus.

At one time I thought they were getting close, much too close for confort. Now, we can see that it is all wayanging. They meet every once in a while, wine and dine and after that proclaim the relations are excellent. But you and I know it is just a drinking party, people getting intoxicated and talking rubbish. Things will change when they are sober.

Of course throwing money to these countries will not work forever. Throwing money to most Sinkies only will still work forever, like a charm, before every GE and when occasions dictate that sweeteners are needed before they tighten the noose around Sinkies' necks. You can bet on it, centuries down the road.

/// They will come praying to us like Gods, oops like Santa Claus. ///June 14, 2016 9:40 am

In another life, I used to operate as a banana among the white Aliens working in the financial industry in Singapore.And yes, among these white Aliens - a certain Singaporean is considered to be a Santa Claus.A very gullible and silly person.

Off Topic--------I did not set out to be a banana in the beginning.But as I have said many times before.The white people pay much better than Singaporean employers.And they also treated bananas like us much better when it came to retrenchment benefits.Singaporean employers treat Singaporean employees like shit and they paid us peanuts.

In the end, I concluded it's better to serve a master that pays better.Since Singapore (or China) does not owe me a living anyway.

Goldman Sachs, the pillar of honesty and integrity is fighting in court to keep the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) from clawing back $1.2 billion the LIA says was lost through nine disputed trades conducted in 2008.

Please lah. Singapore can indeed punch over its own weight. Singapore has taught Indonesia a lesson before---after the McDonald House bombings by their commandos.

All Singapore has to do is to rally support from the region, and since the US is already here, rope them into the fight as well. Australia---which thinks it is "superior" (especially with multi-millionaire Turnbull's govt), and has previously invaded and occupied Indonesian territory, will be willing to ally itself with Singapore.

Since Singapore is home to the US in SE Asia, Singapore should learn a thing or two about American political culture, adopt and incorporate it into "the Singapore way" of getting things done.

I would like to see the evolution of "Singapore Exceptionalism"---nevermind if ASEAN menbers get pissed off.

Fuck them. We're a success. Our cuntry is small, but our dicks are huge. And we have money. Lots of it.

Sin is good to see no good to eat. This kind of born people like that talk(only they can belowstand the first sentence), how to make it in the world? Can't think, can't talk well but have got good grades.

Singapore is too small a state to punch above weight. Singaporeans should be allowed to get another passport for national security purpose in case of some extremists send in the haze to kill the people. No amount of defense technology can stop that. Thus, no need to invest so much in defense, no need ns, just need another passport. Politicians should facilitate that.

Rb //You can only punch above your weight if the bigger party allows you to do so//

Tiok?

When another disaster like the 2004 strike again, even too help, the JLBs like BIG NOSE, BOTAK, KEE CHIU, COLLECT CARDBOARD for EXERCISE ( can tkss useless generals? ) still need go down ( on bended knees ) to offer help ( so that the BIG BROTHER from downunder will give them some chance )?

Rb //We have a lot of money to throw and those who needed money would come crawling to plead with us, to let us feel important, full of dignity, and to throw our weight around with our money to punch above our weight, …and to look silly after that when the money is gone.//

Ha ha ha ha ha

That's why there is a term called "SUCKERS"?

Look at what happened (how many hundreds of billions lost?) during the last GFC "investing" (throwing away $$$?) in ZOMBIES BANKS?

Out of the blue we have a mini crisis.Let's see how our millionaire ministers handle this.

This is the first test case to see how they manage or mismanage it and turn it into something much bigger. The Indons know that it is time to test Singapore when the real leader is gone. Something unpleasant is brewing.

So, it looks like the haze problem is not over yet. In the meantime, we can continue to punch above our weight, I guess. Punching the haze I mean, and just within our own shores. Cannot anyhow punch outside the island hor!

The Indons know that it is time to test Singapore when the real leader is gone. Something unpleasant is brewing.RB 4:39 pm

Don't worry RB. The Sinkie leaders are also not stupid lah. They know how far to go and when to stop one, and how to deal with Indonesians like their Vice President. So nothing unpleasant is brewing with the Indonesians. But my gut feel tells me that something unpleasant may be brewing for Sinkies like Roy, Teo Soh Lung, Amos Yee and those BSI guys (one already arrested and charged) and one girl.

Keep ($$$) for "rainy" days to stock up masks, best air purifiers, aircon systems, expensive EXTRA electrical bills, and oso buffer against zombie sinkieland economy ......?

Also stock up potatoes to stay indoor and log in MSN everyday 60(second)-60 (minutes)-24(hours)-7(days a week)-365(days a year) to kpkb ...... round the clock, from morning to night, night to morning, dusk to dawn, dawn to dusk ........

Based on some records, the ahnehland soldiers who are very good at tawking tawking tawking were so useless and the 1962 border war so ONE-SIDED, the PLA soldiers, to run faster and catch the (useless) ahnehland soldiers, even stripped out their SBOs and threw away their rifles to nab them as POWs?

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